Bagthorpe with Barmer
Bagthorpe with Barmer | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | KING'S LYNN | |
Postcode district | PE31 | |
Police | Norfolk | |
Fire | Norfolk | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
Bagthorpe with Barmer is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish includes the hamlets of Bagthorpe and Barmer, it is around 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) west of Fakenham and is 14 miles north-east of King's Lynn.[1] As the population of the civil parish remained less than 100 during the 2011 Census, it was included in the civil parish of Stanhoe.
The civil parish has an area of 3+1⁄2 square miles (9.1 km2) and in the
Parish church
Barmer All Saints is a
The Kerslake coat of arms can be seen on a cast-iron tympanum above the door. The Kerslakes owned much of the surrounding land as well as the manor house. The house no longer exists, but part of the estate is incorporated into Manor Farm. Several of the Kerslake family are buried in the churchyard. The Kerslakes originate from the southwest of England where the family-owned shipyards building ships for the Royal Navy. Due to the considerable amount of work undertaken for the Admiralty during the 18th century, the family became wealthy and also a government creditor.
References
- ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
- ^ "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes". Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council. 2001. Archived from the original (XLS) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1077802)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
External links
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Bagthorpe
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Barmer
- All Saints on the European Round Tower Churches Website
- Bagthorpe in the Domesday Book
- Barmer in the Domesday Book